What kind of exercise is better to do after a meal?

Many people like to do some simple exercises after a meal, because regular exercise can promote gastrointestinal motility. Especially for the elderly, they should do some exercise after meals. Because of their age, if they do not exercise regularly, their physical fitness will become weaker and weaker. Therefore, it is very necessary to do some exercise after meals.

The following exercises can be used as a reference for everyone to exercise after lunch:

Practice squatting

Action: When standing, place your feet shoulder-width apart, let your arms hang naturally, place your palms lightly on both sides of your legs, and look straight ahead. Take a step to the left with your left leg and at the same time raise both arms as if hugging something, with your hands no higher than your shoulders and your eyes looking straight ahead; bend your knees and squat about 130 degrees, keeping steady and your upper body straight; press your hands down to the same height as your navel and maintain the half-squat position for 15 seconds. When you feel soreness, numbness, or swelling in your lower limbs, stand up slowly and breathe naturally.

Function: It can exercise the muscles of the lower limbs, waist and back, and relieve muscle tension. The above exercises should be performed in accordance with the principle of gradual progress and moderation, starting with a small amount of exercise, with the heart rate after exercise increasing by 30% to 50% compared to before exercise.

Tai Chi Push Hands

Action: Face the Tai Chi Push Hands Device, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent in a horse stance. Open your hands, place them on the edges of the two turntables on the same side, and turn the turntables. During the exercise, when pushing to the right, the center of gravity below the waist should move to the right, and the right leg should form a lunge; when pushing to the left, the center of gravity should move to the left, and the left leg should form a lunge, and repeat. The practice speed is medium, and the practice time for each time should be 3 to 5 minutes. Do it 2 to 4 times, depending on your own situation.

Function: It can exercise the upper limb muscles, relieve arm muscle tension caused by writing, and promote gastrointestinal motility and facilitate digestion. When doing the above exercises, you should pay attention to gentle and even movements, and avoid using excessive force to avoid injury.

Go barefoot

Action: Choose a clean, smooth, pebbled path in the shade of the trees and walk slowly barefoot on the pebbled road. The best time is 30 minutes.

Function: By increasing the contact opportunities between the plantar fascia, ligaments, acupoints and nerve endings and the uneven road surface, the sensitive areas of the soles of the feet are constantly stimulated. These stimulation signals are transmitted to the corresponding heart organs and the corresponding cerebral cortex, which can regulate the functions of various parts of the body and play a role in assisting the treatment of certain diseases.

You can also choose to jog after eating. Jogging is also an aerobic exercise that can improve your cardiopulmonary function and relax your muscles. The editor reminds the majority of elderly friends to pay more attention to diet conditioning in daily life. They must choose to eat more nutritious foods and try not to eat very greasy foods. This can effectively prevent you from developing other adverse symptoms of high blood pressure.